HESBURGH LECTURE SERIES 2013 Program - Alumni Association ...
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Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., Ph.D., ’87<br />
Assistant Professor, Political Science<br />
Biography<br />
Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C. ’87, is director of the new Ford Family <strong>Program</strong> in Human<br />
Development Studies and Solidarity, and assistant professor of political science. He is a fellow<br />
at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and the Kroc Institute for International Peace<br />
Studies. Dowd specializes in African politics, and much of his scholarly work has concentrated<br />
on the relationship between religion, development, and democracy.<br />
Lecture<br />
Notre Dame and the Fight Against Extreme Poverty<br />
As a Catholic research University, Notre Dame is uniquely positioned to make a significant contribution to efforts to promote<br />
sustainable development, and to build a cross-national alliance of researchers, students, policymakers, and citizens in order to<br />
fight extreme poverty in the world. This lecture will discuss Notre Dame’s efforts to integrate teaching, research, and outreach<br />
in the service of human development, and describe Notre Dame’s new partnerships with African universities, as well as nongovernmental<br />
organizations and inter-governmental organizations in Africa. It will cover how, where, and why Notre Dame is<br />
seeking to make a positive, significant, measurable and sustainable difference in the world, and the role that the entire Notre<br />
Dame family can play in this effort.<br />
32 The Hesburgh Lecture Series, <strong>2013</strong> <strong>Program</strong><br />
Categories<br />
Notre Dame, Social Concerns